Parsippany cops searching for two men they say stole TVs from Kmart

PARSIPPANY — Police are looking of two men they say got caught trying to steal hundreds of dollars of items from Kmart and made off a with a pair of high-definition TVs.

View full sizePolice are looking for two men who stole HDTV's out of Kmart on Route 46 in Parsippany Oct. 16.Google Maps

Officers Christopher Cifadli and Matthew LaManna and Sgt. Sean Jasiecki responded to the Route 46 store for a report of shoplifting on Oct. 16, police said.

A store employee told the two men were seen leaving the store at about 8:50 p.m. with a large box, which they carried toward bushes where the employee heard a loud exhaust start and pull off in the direction of Route 46 west, police said.

Then, an hour later, the employee saw one of the men at a checkout counter inside the store with a large box containing a $120 Craftsman air compressor, an $80 Plus Start car battery, two Playstation 3 controllers wroth $55 each, a $100 wireless Playstation 3 headset and a $95 Black & Decker tool kit and walking out of the Route 46 store with it on Oct. 16, police said.

The employee then moved toward the front exit and when the man appeared to realize he couldn't leave with the unpaid items, he left the store without the box and jumped into a beige Jeep, police said.

After the Jeep left the area, the employee called officers, according to police.